Supermarket fined £100k after employee dies following fall: Business admits health and safety offences
A Belfast supermarket has been fined £100,000 after one of its employees died following a fall at work – his passing stated to be related to the incident, and the business admitting safety failings.
Warehouse operative Wei Wang suffered a fall on the premises of Lee Foods Oriental Supermarket on August 15, 2023. He died four days a later, as a result of the accident,
At Belfast Magistrates Court today, the firm pleaded guilty to health and safety at work charges.
A spokesperson for Belfast City Council said its health and safety unit had probed the business in the wake of the incident.
“Following an investigation Lee Feng Ltd, trading as Lee Foods Oriental Supermarket located on Donegall Pass, Belfast, was fined a total of £100,000, plus costs of £5000,” said the spokesperson.
“The investigation also found failings around the supervision of employees which led to unsafe work practices that went unchecked by the company.”